Youth Hockey in Half Moon Bay

NHCL: Trivia Q&A from ‘HOCKEY NIGHT IN HMB’

Thanks, everyone, for the great attendance at HNiHMB! It was a lot of fun, and I’m glad to see such an enthusiastic crowd.

Annie Ginna was the HNiHMB Pool Grand Prize Winner for correctly predicting the San Jose Sharks would win by 3 goals. NCHL legend Brian McNamara would have won had it not been for TWO controversial (at least to him) empty net goals in the Sharks’ 6-3 win over the Dallas Stars. Fyi, for tie-breakers, the Sharks had 37 shots on goal and the teams amassed 34 minutes in penalties. So congratulations, Annie, we hope you’ll return next year to defend your title.

Try taking a stab at the trivia questions we asked last night:

1. In which year did the NCHL form?

2. How many feet long is the Boys and Girls Club Rink (within 10)?

3. How many feet wide is the Boys and Girls Club Rink (within 10)?

4. How high are the NCHL dasherboards (within 6 inches)?

5. How heavy is the NCH’s outdoor roller hockey puck, in ounces?

6. How wide is the NCHL goal (in inches between goal posts)?

7. How many inches high is the crossbar in a regulation goal?

8. How many years has “Scores ’n More” been published?

9. How many Bantam Division goals were scored in 2010 (within 10)?

10. How many PeeWee Division goals were scored in 2010 (within 10)

11. How many Squirt Division goals were scored in 2010 (within 10)?

12. There are 9 professional sports franchises whose nicknames do NOT end in S. Name the ones in the NHL, in the order they joined the league.

#1: 1992. The California Golden Seals played in the Oakland Coliseum from 1967 to 1976. After they left for Cleveland, there was no Bay Area team until 1991, when the team returned as the Sharks. After 2 years in Cow Palace, they moved to San Jose in 1993, and the NCHL grew from there.

#2: 185’ feet long

#3: 85’ feet wide. Inline hockey is played in 185×85 foot rinks. The Boston Garden was 191×83’ but NHL rinks are now starndarized at 200 x 85 feet. Olympic and international competition rinks are now 200 x 100 feet.

Congratulations on your hockey knowledge, and hope to see you soon at the Boys and Girls Club Rink for what we call “Hockey that’s fresh, not frozen!”

MARK YOUR CALENDAR and don’t be late for these dates to skate:

-Saturday, April 30 from 3:00-6:00pm: Our 3rd Annual all-community “Rock the Rink” Party and free skate. (Watch for more emails shortly.)

-Squirt Wednesday, May 4 at 5:30pm. (Ages 5 – 8)

-Bantam Thursday, May 5 at 5:30pm. (Ages 11/12 – 15)

-PeeWee Friday, May 6 at 5:30pm. (Ages 8/9 – 11/12)

All players are also invited to Open Skates every Sunday in May, beginning May 1:

Ages 5 – 8 (“Squirts”) every Sunday from 10am-noon

Ages 8/9 – 11/12 (“PeeWees”) every Sunday from noon-2pm

Ages 11/12 – 15 (“Bantams”) every Sunday from 2pm-4pm

Also mark your calendars:

This Thursday, March 17 is the St. Patrick’s Day Dinner and Silent Auction at Cetrella! Join the Boys and Girls Club for a special night of Irish music and food; the gala celebration begins at 6:00pm. Tickets can be purchased at Hockey Night in Half Moon Bay for $50. (Children’s tickets only $10!) Musical guests include the Peninsula Scottish Fiddlers, and all donations will benefit the BGC.

Lastly, Sunday, April 17 is a Rink Work Day for those who’d like to help out.